CASCW at the Capitol

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By lali0017|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00September 12th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: child protection screening, in the media, MN child welfare policy, MN DHS, reactionary policy|

This post is in response to the Star Tribune opinion article written by Joanna Woolman and the comments that followed Ms. Woolman's article. A version of this blog post has been submitted to the Star Tribune as a commentary. This post was edited at 3:29 PM, 9/12/14, to clarify current DHS policy. I appreciate Joanna [...]

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Oregon’s New Foster Children’s Bill of Rights
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Oregon’s New Foster Children’s Bill of Rights

Oregon’s New Foster Children’s Bill of Rights

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00August 20th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: best interests of the child, Bill of Rights, foster care, legal issues, Oregon law|

Screenshot of the new poster outlining Oregon's Foster Children's Bill of Rights. Source of the screenshot: Oregon DHS Oregon's 2013 Legislature passed a law requiring Oregon's Department of Human Services to establish the Foster Children's Bill of Rights. While Oregon's DHS already had in place specific rules pertaining to the rights of children and youth [...]

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Minnesota Ranks 5th in Overall Well-Being, According to KIDS COUNT
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Minnesota Ranks 5th in Overall Well-Being, According to KIDS COUNT

Minnesota Ranks 5th in Overall Well-Being, According to KIDS COUNT

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00August 7th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: KIDS COUNT Data Book, Minnesota data, research, well-being|

In July The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) issued the 25th edition of the KIDS COUNT Data Book. The KIDS COUNT Data Book takes a look at 16 indicators of well-being from 4 domains in order to observe state and national trends in child well-being. Data used are from 2012, which is the most recent [...]

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Housing supports for youth aging out of foster care
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Housing supports for youth aging out of foster care

Housing supports for youth aging out of foster care

By Colleen Doescher-Train|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00June 18th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: aging out, federal policy, federal research, foster care, homeless youth, stable housing, supportive housing|

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) released the report Housing for Youth Aging Out of Care in May 2014. This report details the housing challenges that youth who age out of the foster care system face. According to the report, several regional studies have shown that between 11 and 37 percent of these [...]

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Brief Overview of the Women’s Economic Security Act & Impact on Child Welfare

By Colleen Doescher-Train|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00June 13th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, domestic violence, early learning, Medicaid, minimum wage, Minnesota Parental Leave Act, parental leave, WESA, Women's Economic Security Act, workforce development|

On May 11, 2014 Governor Mark Dayton signed into law H.F.2536, which is better known as the Women’s Economic Security Act (WESA). The bill compiled nine pieces of legislation that are designed to increase the conditions in the workplace for women. The nine parts of the bill are: Closing the gender pay gap by creating [...]

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New MN laws related to harm reduction, financial stability, & juvenile justice

By Angela Allen|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00May 30th, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, crossover youth, domestic violence, gun violence, juvenile justice, MFIP, new Minnesota law, public assistance|

Now that the Minnesota legislative session has officially ended, here is a summary of some of the child-welfare related bills that have been signed by Governor Dayton since mid-April that we have not yet covered. The policies are separated into three categories: harm reduction, financial stability, and juvenile justice. Bills Related to Harm Reduction Along [...]

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Omnibus HHS policy bill – now law – includes provisions on child protection screening

By Colleen Doescher-Train|2016-12-01T19:33:01-06:00May 23rd, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, child protection screening, HHS policy omnibus bill, MN child welfare policy, new Minnesota law, OLA screening report|

As mentioned in yesterday's post, Governor Dayton signed into law the omnibus Heath and Human Service Policy bill (H.F. 2402 / Chapter 291) on Wednesday, May 21. The new law includes language that will "require counties to maintain sufficient information to identify repeat reports alleging maltreatment of the same child for 365 days, for reports [...]

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New law aims to prevent secondhand smoke exposure among children in Minnesota’s foster care system

By Heidi Ombisa Skallet|2014-08-12T17:11:24-05:00May 22nd, 2014|Categories: CASCW at the Capitol|Tags: 88th legislative session, foster care, MN child welfare policy, new Minnesota law, smoke-free|

Governor Mark Dayton recently signed into law the omnibus health and human services policy bill. Within this bill are a few statutory changes that essentially add up to "no smoking in foster homes/in the vicinity of children and youth in foster care." Prevention of Secondhand Smoke Exposure for Children in Foster Care The main statutory [...]

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